RCA critical of Tendulkar`s comment on Jaipur pitch

New Delhi: Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Dixit took a dig at Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar, who had criticised the Jaipur pitch after their seven-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League last week.

Dixit vented his ire at the Mumbai Indians camp through Twitter and termed them as `sore losers`, and a side who is known on the Ranji circuit as the most `graceless`.

"Mumbai is known on the Ranji circuit as the most graceless side. Showing off their pedigree in IPL too," Dixit tweeted.

"Venkat Sundram (pitch regulator) came three days after marking of the pitch, and rubbished Mumbai`s claims. Sore losers. Did that in Ranji too," he wrote.

After the loss to Rajasthan, Mumbai captain Tendulkar had stated that the Jaipur strip was two-paced, a difficult track to bat on and much different from the ones in Mumbai which have pace and bounce.

On a slow surface, Mumbai were restricted to 94 for 8 in 20 overs and slumped to their second defeat of the season.

Rajasthan captain Shane Warne was critical of Mumbai Indians` decision to lodge an official complaint about the pitch in Jaipur.

He launched a strident attack on Sunday on Tendulkar for criticising the strip which he believed led to pitch regulator Sundram flying to Jaipur the very next day and inspect the wicket-in-question.